Taekwondo

Taekwondo protective gear

Sparring

Doboc Taekwondo Unifrom

Taekwondo is the art of kicking and punching introduce by Korea. Taekwondo is the national sport of the Korea and one of the most popular martial arts. This became an Olympic event since 2000 Olympics.

Taekwondo training generally includes a system of blocks, kicks,punches and open- handed strikes and may also include various sweeps, joint locks and throws. Some techniques borrowed from Judo and Hapkido such as incorporating the use of pressure points.

Taekwondo became a popular sports and martial arts for different gender and ages. Taekwondo objective is discipline and develops quickness,strength,flexibility balance and stamina. It inproves the coordination of mental capacity and physical strength.

Doboc is a term use for a uniform wear by the student of this martial arts usually white in color, tied with the belt around the waist. The belt color indicates the rank of the students. Usually the color of the belt are white,yellow,blue,red,brown and black this was arrange in order. White is the color for the begginers and black is the expect or expert student.

Since taekwondo originate in Korean, the terminology and languages in the competition or in the sparring is also a Korean some of this common terminolgy:

English -Korean

Attention- Charyeot

Bow- Gyeong Rye

Return -Baro

At ease / Relax- Swieo

Yell- Kihab

Ready- Junbi

Start/Begin- Sijak

Break- Gallyeo

Continue -Gyesok

Finish- Guman

Turn around- Dwiro dora

Dismiss- Haesan